Topic: american lit module
Description:
For each question below, compose a short answer (approximately 200-250words), using examples from the primary text(s)!!!!!! for support. Remember; submit this as a Microsoft Word attachment.
1) Analyze the coming of age (or middle age) in the main character in “Babylon Revisited.” Can you draw any parallels to the coming of age of our country?
2) Discuss how Faulkner’s writing reaches beyond the time and place in which so much of it is set. In other words, what universal themes are found in “A Rose for Emily”?
3) Consider the “plain” language of Hemingway. How does it affect the reader?
4) Explain the spirit of “westering” in Steinbeck. Why is it important? Does it still exist?
• You need to work on accurate diction so that your ideas and sentences are clear.
• You should use direct quotes from the primary texts in all answers for support.
• You should write about literature in present tense.
• My book-The Norton Anthology of American Literature Eighth Edition Volume(s): Package 2: Vols. C, D, E